“Father imprisoned” Dubai princess caught in Iceland

Did the princess of Dubai’s ‘dream of independence’ finally come true?

The British daily Guardian and The Independent reported on the 10th (local time) that a picture of Princess Sheika Latifah (35) of Dubai, the home country of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), recently staying in Iceland in good health, was posted on social networking services (SNS). did. Finally, after this post, the ‘FreeLatifa’ group to release Latifa also decided to dissolve.

According to the Guardian, on the 9th, Princess Latifa’s acquaintance, Shiond Taylor, posted a picture on Instagram. Princess Latifah reunited with her cousin Marcus Esabri in Iceland. Essabri has also been active as a member of the Prilatifa.

Immediately after the photo was posted, Pri Latifa announced in a statement that Pri Latifa had decided to end its activities. “After Marcus and Latifa met, we decided to end the campaign,” said Pri Latifa.

“I had a touching reunion with Latifa in Iceland,” Essabri said. However, Princess Latifa did not directly express her opinion.

David Hague, co-founder of Pri Lapita, told the BBC: “The princess’s current situation is at its best in 20 years in terms of freedom.

Princess Latifah uploaded a video asking for help in an unknown and unknown location. [프리라피타·AP=연합뉴스]

Dubai officials remain silent about Princess Latifa’s current settlement and her situation.

Princess Latifa escaped from 2016 to 2018 saying, “I want to get out of Dubai” and became an ‘icon of running away’. In February 2018, he boarded a boat for the Indian Ocean, saying, “I would rather go to America and bake a hamburger patty,” but after 8 days, he was caught by Dubai commandos.

Princess Latifah said in a video she left before escaping, “I haven’t left this country since 2000.” He said he tried to leave Dubai in 2016 but failed.

The international community has been concerned about the safety of Princess Latifa, who was sent back to Dubai. The United Nations has also pressured Dubai to release evidence that Princess Latifa is still alive. It was confirmed that Princess Latifa was also on the list of phone numbers leaked to Israel’s spyware program ‘Pegasus’ recently.

Afterwards, Princess Latifah told the BBC in February of this year, “I had escaped in the past, but after being caught, I have been imprisoned in a villa.”

Princess Sheika Latifah of Dubai. [EPA=연합뉴스]

It was in June of this year that Princess Latifa started showing her free image on social media.

Princess Latifah also issued a statement in his name “freedom” after photos of her and her friend Taylor traveling to Madrid airport were posted on Instagram. At this time, his character was not disclosed. There were also eyewitnesses of Princess Latifa in Dubai’s shopping malls and restaurants.

Princess Ratifah is one of 25 children of Dubai’s hereditary ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

By Lee Yoo-jung, staff reporter uuu@joongang.co.kr